Bible Verses About Casting Lots

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout .

And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.